Keynote Speaker Info
Joseph Difranza, MD, got both his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees at University of Massachusetts, where he is now a professor in the Family Medicine and Community Health department, as well as being affiliated with the Clinical and Population Health Research department. He is also on the Board of Directors at the Tobacco Control Resource Center, and is affiliated with the American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child Health Research Tobacco Consortium.
Dr. Difranza has been doing research on various tobacco-related topics since 1980. These topics include, among others, nicotine dependence, tobacco related pregnancy complications, the effects of second-hand tobacco smoke, and the effects of tobacco advertising.